Sexual Dimorphism in the Gut Microbiome: Microgenderome or Microsexome? Author's Reply

. 2022 Apr 30;28(2):334.

doi: 10.5056/jnm22007.

Nayoung Kim^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
² Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Nayoung Kim. J Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2022.

. 2022 Apr 30;28(2):334.

doi: 10.5056/jnm22007.

Nayoung Kim^{1

2}

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
² Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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